Conviction secured a second piece of silverware in as many weeks with victory in the $12,240 Tri Tech Refrigeration Cowra Cup on Sunday afternoon, one week after winning the Dubbo Presidents Cup.
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The four-year-old gelding did it with relative ease too, busting away from the field at the top of the straight to go on to win by 11.3m from defending champion Parramatta in a winners’ mile rate of 2:00.00s.
It marked his second straight feature race victory for trainer Steve Turnbull, who was pleased to notch Conviction’s 13th career triumph featuring in the gig at Cowra Paceway.
“He always works really well and he has a lot of ability and he’s shown that on and off through the years. Today he went well. I always knew he had the ability,” Steve Turnbull said.
Conviction and Turnbull had a perfect run from gate six and settled in behind Nathan Turnbull’s trained Parramatta who led for most of the 2520m journey.
Entering the home straight Conviction peeled wide of Parramatta under Turnbull’s reins and sped home to win comfortably.
Amanda Turnbull and My Bettor Bella filled the placings.
It gave Steve Turnbull a winning double after Art Series won the Charlie Muddle Memorial earlier in the day.
Amanda Turnbull steered Art Series who edged out the Dennis Picker-trained Bella Ball Terror by a neck.
He has a lot of ability and he’s shown that on and off through the years. Today he went well.
- Steve Turnbull
It capped off a driving race-to-race double for Amanda Turbull who trained and drove Sir Cracker to victory in the Marks Pumps and Cowra Veterinary Centre Pace the race before.
Nathan Turnbull also had success on the day driving Glenferrie Crest to her maiden win in the TAB.com.au Maiden Pace and backing that up with victory in the Sam Agostino Memorial with Freddy Funk.
Brad Hewitt’s My Casino Belle and Neil Day’s Blackwhiteandblue booked tickets to Menangle after winning the two Country Series Heats respectively.
Other winners on the day were trainer Tony Hagney and driver Trent Rue with Tim McGee in the Lachlan River Produce Pace and Ellen Bartley who celebrated driving her trained Glenisla to victory in the Mr Embroidery Pace.
The meeting was the second of two weeks of racing for the Cowra Harness Racing Club and there biggest meet on the calendar.
